CPA Ethanol Terminal inaugurates operations in Paranagua.

CPA Armazens Gerais, a terminal specialized in inflammable cargoes in the Port of Paranagua, started operations with the first vessel, the M/V "Stolt Sapphire", which loaded five thousand cubic meters of ethanol destined to the port of Ulsan, South Korea.

The recently constructed terminal belongs to a consortium of sugar mills and cooperatives in the state which expects to ship 400 thousand cubic meters of ethanol in 2012.

The terminal has seven tanks with a static capacity for 53.2 thousand cubic meters and cargo can be received by truck or train.